Ancestry in the Town of Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Town)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%5%10%15%20%CountUnclassified1Other2IrishItalianEnglishGermanPolishFrenchFrench CanadianRussianScottishSwedishNorwegianAmericanPortugueseWest IndianSubsaharan AfricanEastern EuropeanEuropeanGreek23.766489%14.976868%23.766489%23.8%9,44122.553117%15.925730%22.553117%22.6%8,95916.418286%19.870215%16.418286%16.4%6,52211.242574%8.980656%11.242574%11.2%4,4669.014701%13.736144%9.014701%9.0%3,5817.902024%8.944018%7.902024%7.9%3,1396.356359%12.687304%6.356359%6.4%2,5254.052965%11.471419%4.052965%4.1%1,6102.897493%6.377496%2.897493%2.9%1,1512.764072%2.095197%2.764072%2.8%1,0982.044104%3.026050%2.044104%2.0%8121.590978%1.317726%1.590978%1.6%6321.583426%0.921539%1.583426%1.6%6291.538113%3.721551%1.538113%1.5%6111.507905%1.416462%1.507905%1.5%5991.500352%0.530319%1.500352%1.5%5961.389588%0.893595%1.389588%1.4%5521.319102%0.819077%1.319102%1.3%5241.303998%1.293508%1.303998%1.3%5180.976740%0.865650%0.976740%1.0%388
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%20%40%Count%Puerto RicanCentral AmericanSouth AmericanMexicanOther HispanicDominicanSalvadoranColombianCubanSpaniardEcuadorianArgentineanCosta RicanNicaraguanChileanOther Central AmericanOther Central Ame…SpanishPanamanianGuatemalanVenezuelan21.794311%47.127660%21.794311%21.8%4981.254%1.25%17.505470%6.926714%17.505470%17.5%4001.007%1.01%15.754923%13.167849%15.754923%15.8%3600.906%0.91%14.617068%14.539007%14.617068%14.6%3340.841%0.84%12.866521%9.515366%12.866521%12.9%2940.740%0.74%11.509847%6.264775%11.509847%11.5%2630.662%0.66%10.765864%3.546099%10.765864%10.8%2460.619%0.62%6.170678%3.664303%6.170678%6.2%1410.355%0.35%5.951860%2.458629%5.951860%6.0%1360.342%0.34%5.382932%4.810875%5.382932%5.4%1230.310%0.31%3.719912%2.553191%3.719912%3.7%850.214%0.21%2.975930%1.335697%2.975930%3.0%680.171%0.17%2.450766%1.430260%2.450766%2.5%560.141%0.14%1.225383%0.330969%1.225383%1.2%280.070%0.07%1.225383%1.312057%1.225383%1.2%280.070%0.07%1.181619%0.378251%1.181619%1.2%270.068%0.07%1.181619%0.732861%1.181619%1.2%270.068%0.07%0.962801%0.531915%0.962801%1.0%220.055%0.06%0.919037%0.709220%0.919037%0.9%210.053%0.05%0.919037%1.004728%0.919037%0.9%210.053%0.05%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%ChineseKoreanIndianVietnameseCambodianMixedJapaneseTaiwanesePakistaniLaotianFilipinoBangladeshiNot SpecifiedMalaysian45.994832%39.574826%45.994832%46.0%2,3145.825%5.83%15.901411%14.148451%15.901411%15.9%8002.014%2.01%12.741006%16.658660%12.741006%12.7%6411.614%1.61%5.287219%7.662743%5.287219%5.3%2660.670%0.67%5.028821%5.717031%5.028821%5.0%2530.637%0.64%3.061022%2.017776%3.061022%3.1%1540.388%0.39%2.782747%4.287773%2.782747%2.8%1400.352%0.35%2.723117%2.041797%2.723117%2.7%1370.345%0.34%1.451004%1.477300%1.451004%1.5%730.184%0.18%1.371497%0.828729%1.371497%1.4%690.174%0.17%0.914331%1.909681%0.914331%0.9%460.116%0.12%0.755317%0.456402%0.755317%0.8%380.096%0.10%0.655933%0.444391%0.655933%0.7%330.083%0.08%0.576426%0.360317%0.576426%0.6%290.073%0.07%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in the Town of Amherst

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
14.6%15.4%16.1%16.9%17.6%18.4%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
9.73%9.82%9.91%10.00%10.09%10.18%

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
8.63%8.70%8.76%8.83%8.90%8.97%

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
5.93%6.27%6.60%6.93%7.27%7.60%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
6.29%6.51%6.71%6.92%7.13%7.34%

French Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
3.936%3.952%3.967%3.983%3.998%4.014%

French Canadian Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
1.7%2.3%3.0%3.6%4.2%4.8%

Russian Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
1.27%1.71%2.14%2.57%3.00%3.44%

Scottish Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.93%2.17%2.41%2.64%2.88%3.12%

Swedish Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
1.28%1.39%1.50%1.61%1.72%1.83%

Norwegian Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.65%1.04%1.43%1.81%2.20%2.59%

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1.27%1.42%1.56%1.71%1.85%2.00%

Portuguese Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Portuguese' ancestry (%):
0.93%1.19%1.45%1.70%1.96%2.22%

West Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.1%1.8%2.4%3.1%3.7%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.0%1.6%2.2%2.7%3.3%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
1.235%1.267%1.298%1.330%1.361%1.393%

Central American Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.66%0.78%0.89%1.01%1.12%1.24%

South American Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.23%0.38%0.53%0.67%0.82%0.97%

Mexican Ancestry by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.549%0.589%0.629%0.669%0.709%0.750%

Dominican Ancestry by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.431%0.456%0.480%0.504%0.528%0.552%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
6.09%6.38%6.66%6.95%7.23%7.52%

Korean Ancestry by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
1.47%1.55%1.62%1.70%1.77%1.85%

Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.87%1.25%1.63%2.01%2.39%2.77%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.40%0.53%0.66%0.79%0.92%1.05%

Cambodian Ancestry by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.01%0.43%0.85%1.27%1.69%2.11%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in the Town of Amherst

Irish Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
11.4%13.2%15.0%16.9%18.7%20.5%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
6.7%8.5%10.3%12.0%13.8%15.5%

English Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
6.9%7.9%9.0%10.0%11.0%12.1%

German Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
5.4%6.8%8.2%9.5%10.9%12.3%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
2.5%3.8%5.0%6.3%7.5%8.8%

French Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
2.70%3.12%3.54%3.95%4.36%4.78%

French Canadian Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
0.9%1.9%2.9%3.9%4.9%6.0%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.3%4.0%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.0%1.6%2.2%2.7%3.3%3.9%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.84%1.10%1.36%1.61%1.87%2.13%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.2%0.9%1.5%2.1%2.7%3.3%

American Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.8%1.3%1.9%2.5%3.1%

Portuguese Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Portuguese' ancestry (%):
0.65%1.03%1.41%1.78%2.16%2.54%

West Indian Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.0%1.9%2.7%3.6%4.5%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.1%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.33%0.80%1.26%1.73%2.19%2.66%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

South American Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.42%0.85%1.27%1.69%2.12%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.47%0.95%1.42%1.90%2.37%

Dominican Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.37%0.74%1.12%1.49%1.87%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
2.2%3.4%4.5%5.6%6.7%7.9%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.3%2.1%3.0%3.9%4.8%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.3%1.0%1.6%2.2%2.8%3.5%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.29%0.58%0.87%1.16%1.46%

Cambodian Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in the Town of Amherst

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Amherst (1 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, the Town of Amherst, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst.

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Amherst, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%20%Count#MassachusettsHampshire CountyHampshireNew EnglandSouth Amherst NeighborhoodSouth AmherstSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstNortheastNorth Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstUnited States of AmericaUnited States21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M19.870215%19.870215%19.9%31,99832.0k19.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.384525%18.384525%18.4%918117.176887%17.176887%17.2%108,061108k16.420376%16.420376%16.4%7,35616.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,52216.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,52215.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.641297%14.641297%14.6%998210.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Springfield Area

There are 43 county subdivisions in the Springfield Area. This section compares the Town of Amherst to all of the county subdivisions in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of ChesterfieldChesterfieldTown of WilliamsburgWilliamsburgTown of East LongmeadowE LongmeadowTown of WilbrahamWilbrahamTown of MiddlefieldMiddlefieldTown of South HadleyS HadleyTown of HatfieldHatfieldTown of MonsonMonsonTown of TollandTollandEasthampton TownWestfieldTown of HampdenHampdenTown of BelchertownBelchertownTown of LongmeadowLongmeadowTown of WalesTown of GranvilleGranvilleTown of ChesterChesterTown of WorthingtonWorthingtonAgawam TownMassachusettsWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownPalmer TownTown of HollandHollandTown of WesthamptonWesthamptonTown of RussellRussellHampshire CountyHampshireTown of SouthwickSouthwickTown of WareTown of BlandfordBlandfordTown of GoshenGoshenTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of CummingtonCummingtonNew EnglandTown of GranbyGranbyTown of PelhamPelhamNorthamptonTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of MontgomeryMontgomerySpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstChicopeeTown of LudlowLudlowNortheastTown of HadleyHadleyHolyokeTown of BrimfieldBrimfieldTown of PlainfieldPlainfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfield34.835076%34.835076%34.8%433129.452614%29.452614%29.5%721227.933761%27.933761%27.9%4,487326.164233%26.164233%26.2%3,798425.352113%25.352113%25.4%126525.060553%25.060553%25.1%4,449624.711947%24.711947%24.7%815724.688251%24.688251%24.7%2,158824.265842%24.265842%24.3%157923.070689%23.070689%23.1%3,7011022.718507%22.718507%22.7%9,4251122.196532%22.196532%22.2%1,1521222.158786%22.158786%22.2%3,2991322.156974%22.156974%22.2%3,5091422.123016%22.123016%22.1%4461521.805393%21.805393%21.8%3721621.611253%21.611253%21.6%3381721.493027%21.493027%21.5%2621821.267552%21.267552%21.3%6,1041921.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.906387%20.906387%20.9%5,9742020.683409%20.683409%20.7%2,5122120.387532%20.387532%20.4%4842220.327869%20.327869%20.3%3722319.985925%19.985925%20.0%2842419.870215%19.870215%19.9%31,99832.0k19.512953%19.512953%19.5%1,8832519.367868%19.367868%19.4%1,9182619.329897%19.329897%19.3%2252719.316239%19.316239%19.3%2262819.289591%19.289591%19.3%1,1732919.230769%19.230769%19.2%1703019.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.618619%18.618619%18.6%1,1783118.538462%18.538462%18.5%2413218.322002%18.322002%18.3%5,2283318.093782%18.093782%18.1%3553417.245509%17.245509%17.2%1443517.176887%17.176887%17.2%108,061108k16.420376%16.420376%16.4%7,35616.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,52216.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,5223615.570410%15.570410%15.6%8,7353715.338142%15.338142%15.3%3,2753815.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M13.956538%13.956538%14.0%7453913.440914%13.440914%13.4%5,4144012.318451%12.318451%12.3%4584110.774411%10.774411%10.8%644210.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k43
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Braintree TownWeymouth TownTown of PlymouthPlymouthTown of BillericaBillericaTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordWoburnBeverlyQuincyAttleboroBarnstable TownSalemPeabodyPittsfieldTown of AndoverAndoverWestfieldMedfordTown of NatickNatickTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTauntonMassachusettsHaverhillTown of ArlingtonArlingtonHampshire CountyHampshireWatertown TownNew EnglandWalthamMarlboroughSomervilleMethuen TownSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstTown of FraminghamFraminghamFitchburgLowellChicopeeNewtonLeominsterNortheastMaldenWorcesterTown of DartmouthDartmouthBostonLynnBrocktonHolyokeEverettTown of BrooklineBrooklineCambridgeFall RiverTown of RandolphRandolphRevereUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfieldNew BedfordChelseaLawrence40.382021%40.382021%40.4%14,96815.0k138.279887%38.279887%38.3%21,28421.3k232.482479%32.482479%32.5%18,91018.9k330.344795%30.344795%30.3%12,81412.8k428.530912%28.530912%28.5%9,959528.029067%28.029067%28.0%10,99311.0k626.355359%26.355359%26.4%10,79710.8k726.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k826.114549%26.114549%26.1%11,52211.5k925.870826%25.870826%25.9%11,51211.5k1024.584151%24.584151%24.6%10,52310.5k1124.217479%24.217479%24.2%12,65012.7k1223.785295%23.785295%23.8%10,37810.4k1323.667877%23.667877%23.7%8,2751422.718507%22.718507%22.7%9,4251522.717733%22.717733%22.7%12,99013.0k1622.193020%22.193020%22.2%7,8531722.066641%22.066641%22.1%8,0531821.662183%21.662183%21.7%12,24012.2k1921.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.949631%20.949631%20.9%13,06013.1k2020.714736%20.714736%20.7%9,1992119.870215%19.870215%19.9%31,99832.0k19.158616%19.158616%19.2%6,4852219.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.658990%18.658990%18.7%11,69911.7k2318.386648%18.386648%18.4%7,2712417.817299%17.817299%17.8%14,16614.2k2517.539710%17.539710%17.5%8,6022617.176887%17.176887%17.2%108,061108k16.420376%16.420376%16.4%7,35616.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,52216.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,5222716.400209%16.400209%16.4%11,60211.6k2816.344799%16.344799%16.3%6,6102916.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k3015.570410%15.570410%15.6%8,7353115.557594%15.557594%15.6%13,74013.7k3215.264865%15.264865%15.3%6,3053315.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.758282%14.758282%14.8%8,9633414.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k3514.168717%14.168717%14.2%4,8963614.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k3713.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k3813.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k3913.440914%13.440914%13.4%5,4144012.944708%12.944708%12.9%5,7784112.825279%12.825279%12.8%7,5904212.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k4311.478932%11.478932%11.5%10,20510.2k4411.104814%11.104814%11.1%3,7234510.943290%10.943290%10.9%5,8184610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k478.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048486.304257%6.304257%6.3%2,411494.673734%4.673734%4.7%3,70850
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#QuincyToms River TownshipToms RivTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenMassachusettsHampshire CountyHampshireManchesterTown of Oyster BayOyster BayNew EnglandTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTown of BabylonBabylonAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstPittsburghLowellTown of AmherstAmherstAlbanyNortheastErieWorcesterSyracuseTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonLynnBrocktonTown of GreenburghGreenburghBuffaloCambridgeStaten IslandPhiladelphiaYonkersWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadSpringfieldTown of StamfordStamfordRochesterNew BedfordTown of WaterburyWaterburyProvidenceEdison TownshipEdisonManhattanAllentownTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BridgeportBridgeportJersey CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodQueensBrooklynTown of HartfordHartfordBronxElizabethNewarkPaterson26.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k126.146401%26.146401%26.1%23,82823.8k224.921635%24.921635%24.9%29,41729.4k321.335401%21.335401%21.3%104,143104k421.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M19.870215%19.870215%19.9%31,99832.0k19.400169%19.400169%19.4%21,38521.4k519.071242%19.071242%19.1%56,74456.7k619.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.720523%18.720523%18.7%38,18538.2k717.646183%17.646183%17.6%59,24059.2k817.413707%17.413707%17.4%16,83016.8k917.176887%17.176887%17.2%108,061108k16.708245%16.708245%16.7%35,63135.6k1016.420376%16.420376%16.4%7,35616.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,52216.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,52216.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k1116.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k1215.991560%15.991560%16.0%19,93319.9k1315.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k1415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k1514.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k1614.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k1714.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k1814.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k1913.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k2013.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k2112.866580%12.866580%12.9%11,74511.7k2212.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k2312.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k2412.223128%12.223128%12.2%57,85557.9k2511.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k2610.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k2710.417182%10.417182%10.4%10,53510.5k2810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.245166%10.245166%10.2%23,52723.5k299.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k309.533004%9.533004%9.5%12,14612.1k318.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k328.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048338.068784%8.068784%8.1%8,812348.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k357.326148%7.326148%7.3%7,463366.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k376.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211386.782715%6.782715%6.8%8,845394.569235%4.569235%4.6%6,070404.334045%4.334045%4.3%6,372414.104087%4.104087%4.1%10,73910.7k423.973158%3.973158%4.0%3,890433.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k443.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k453.199003%3.199003%3.2%3,977462.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k471.408913%1.408913%1.4%1,804480.802102%0.802102%0.8%2,247490.664425%0.664425%0.7%97650
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%5%10%15%20%Count#MassachusettsHampshire CountyHampshireNew EnglandSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstNortheastTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonTulsaColumbusPhiladelphiaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTucsonSeattleDenverOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Seattle EastPhoenixPlanoSacramentoSan FranciscoTampaSan DiegoLas VegasChicagoTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAustinFort WorthManhattanAlbuquerqueWashingtonOrlandoMilwaukeeSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityBaltimoreLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodNortheast DallasNE DallasFresnoOntarioSan JoseAtlantaAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…San Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyHoustonQueensSan BernardinoLos AngelesBrooklynEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySouthwest DallasSW DallasSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoBronxDetroitMiami21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M19.870215%19.870215%19.9%31,99832.0k19.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M17.176887%17.176887%17.2%108,061108k16.420376%16.420376%16.4%7,35616.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,52216.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,52215.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k211.613485%11.613485%11.6%68,78468.8k311.149313%11.149313%11.1%91,31891.3k411.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k510.818128%10.818128%10.8%61,97562.0k610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.172044%10.172044%10.2%88,88888.9k710.023098%10.023098%10.0%104,621105k89.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k98.693811%8.693811%8.7%57,29157.3k108.646645%8.646645%8.6%50,70650.7k118.340623%8.340623%8.3%265,731266k128.209757%8.209757%8.2%44,93244.9k137.967295%7.967295%8.0%89,26089.3k147.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k157.821029%7.821029%7.8%52,11352.1k167.711525%7.711525%7.7%183,537184k177.587390%7.587390%7.6%141,881142k187.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k197.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k207.298206%7.298206%7.3%54,60754.6k217.187308%7.187308%7.2%61,73161.7k227.043202%7.043202%7.0%60,00460.0k236.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k246.828964%6.828964%6.8%43,85843.9k256.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k266.282831%6.282831%6.3%36,59936.6k275.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k285.894964%5.894964%5.9%58,04758.0k295.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k305.682282%5.682282%5.7%32,84732.8k315.676427%5.676427%5.7%87,81787.8k325.515056%5.515056%5.5%38,17538.2k335.074170%5.074170%5.1%32,66732.7k345.023122%5.023122%5.0%88,24388.2k354.884414%4.884414%4.9%28,33428.3k364.677963%4.677963%4.7%79,39779.4k374.124565%4.124565%4.1%75,93375.9k383.994070%3.994070%4.0%131,942132k393.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k403.509199%3.509199%3.5%29,43429.4k413.476966%3.476966%3.5%89,52289.5k423.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k433.099164%3.099164%3.1%29,64829.6k443.013953%3.013953%3.0%29,11529.1k452.767147%2.767147%2.8%19,41319.4k462.283638%2.283638%2.3%12,52512.5k472.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.510146%1.510146%1.5%14,54014.5k50
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Town of Amherst. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Hampshire
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Unincorporated Places:
Amherst Center, North Amherst, South Amherst
ZIP Codes:
01002, 01003
Elementary School District:
Amherst
Secondary School District:
Amherst-Pelham
Neighborhoods:
North Amherst, South Amherst
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-3rd Hampshire
Neighboring Towns:
Belchertown, Granby, Hadley, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Sunderland
Nearby Towns:
Deerfield, Hatfield, Ludlow, New Salem, Ware, Whately, Williamsburg